Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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SAVINGS STAMPS COLLECTION

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

881

PS6/WS13

#PS6/WS13, Savings stamps plate block collection that includes #PS8, the 1941 Postal Savings, 1954-58 Savings and 1942 War Savings sets all complete to the $5.00, with all three of the $5.00 values being top positions, o.g., most n.h., #WS11 has some light edge toning along one side, otherwise a very fine lot.

$2,554.00

SOLD for $650.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:53 PM

GUAM

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

882

#4, 4c Lilac brown, excellent centering, stunning color that is remarkably deep and rich, unusually fresh o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; an especially desirable stamp; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged $135.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:53 PM

883

#7, 8c Violet brown, exceedingly well centered, rich color, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine and uncommonly choice. (Image)

for hinged $140.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:53 PM

884

#10, 15c Olive green, exceptionally well centered, rich color, fresh o.g., lightly hinged., extremely fine gem; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)

$150.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:54 PM

885

#11, 50c Orange, excellent centering, intense bright color, fresh o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine. (Image)

$350.00

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:54 PM

886

#E1, 10c Blue special delivery, a choice top sheet-margin partial imprint single, being uncommonly well centered within extra-large margins, intensely rich color, some separation between stamp and selvage, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine. (Image)

for hinged $150.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:54 PM

887

M7a, M7b

#M7a, M7b, 2c Green, "Graud" and "Mial" overprint errors, fresh mint single of each error, both quite well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and choice; a scarce pair of errors, as only 500 of each were printed; each accompanied by a 1986 PF certificate. (imagea) (Image)

$850.00

SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:55 PM

PHILIPPINES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

888

220

#220, 4c Orange brown, a "perfect" bottom sheet-margin mint single, flawlessly centered within large margins, sumptuously rich color and impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; early Philippines stamps are seldom seen in such outstanding quality, especially never hinged; 1983 PF certificate; ex-Jarrett. (Image)

for hinged $27.50

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:55 PM

889

229

#229, 4c Brown, striking jumbo-margined mint single, boasting incredibly wide and wonderfully well balanced margins all around, rich luxuriant color on pristine paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an extraordinary gem; ex-Jarrett. (Image)

for hinged $75.00

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:55 PM

890

230

#230, 5c Blue, incredibly well centered within lavishly large margins, and possessing a spectacular overall freshness and brilliance unlike any other example we have seen, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem for the perfectionist; ex-Jarrett. (Image)

for hinged $13.50

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:56 PM

891

236

#238, 50c Orange, an incomparable mint single in a true "post office" fresh state of preservation, stunning color in an intense shade, large perfectly balanced margins all around, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; almost never seen in this gem never hinged condition; 1979 PF certificate; ex-Jarrett. (Image)

for hinged $125.00

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:56 PM

892

238

#238, $2.00 Dark blue, a marvelous quality mint example of this scarce value, possessing a remarkable overall brilliance and freshness which belies its age, prooflike color and impression on pristine paper, marvelously well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine overall; one of the very few choice never hinged examples of only 695 issued; 1990 PF certificate; ex-Jarrett. (Image)

for hinged 800.00

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:57 PM

893

238

#238, $2.00 Dark blue, especially well centered within uncharacteristically wide margins, deep intense color and a razor-sharp impression, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and among the finest centered examples extant; (Image)

$800.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:57 PM

894

239

#239, $5.00 Dark green, a magnificent mint example of this rare high value, being flawlessly centered amid lavishly large margins, deeply rich color and a well incised impression, full fresh o.g., faintly hinged, extremely fine; only 746 were issued, and very few of these can compare to the outstanding quality of this example; 1988 and 1996 PF certificates. (Image)

$1,000.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:58 PM

COLLECTION AND LARGE LOTS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

895

1/921, C1/QE4

#1/921, C1/QE4, The desirable balance of the Fred Rosenthal collection, being a worthwhile assemblage of well over 650 different items (largely singles, coil pairs and souvenir sheets) all housed in mounts in a single album, covering the period of 1847 through 1944, essentially being the modest to medium catalog value items that could not be offered as individual lots, but are nevertheless mostly in the same nice quality as all of his hundreds of individual lots found throughout this catalog, the 19th century is a bit sparse, most of which are used until 1873 (including a nice pen cancelled #1) and thereafter the entire collection is exclusively mint, we note some attractive used 1869 Pictorials to the 15c and Bank Notes to the 90c value, the collection really begins to pick up with a nice range of Bureau issues, 1893 Columbians to the 30c, almost all of the early 20th century commemoratives, and there is real strength and value in all of the various Washington-Franklin issues, including coil pairs (some dubious pairs have not been counted in our evaluation), many of the stamps of this period have been selected for their color, freshness and centering, the 1920 to 1944 period is quite representative, including all souvenir sheets, the back-of-the-book issues for the same period are present, with air posts, special deliveries, Offices in China, parcel posts and even a couple of Guam stamps; condition overall is much better than usual for the balance of a collection, although there is the occasional small flaw or regummed stamp, the majority of the stamps are quite attractive, well centered and fresh, mint stamps largely are o.g., many being never hinged, overall fine-very fine or better; perfect for a retailer, internet seller or for the collector wishing to start a new collecting area; catalog value is estimated to be well in excess of $35,000.00.

Est. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $17,000.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:58 PM

896

7/1233, C1/QE4

#7/1233, C1/QE4, Balance of the "Ganymede" used collection in a single album containing the issues to about 1960, a significant portion of the value is found in the 19th century issues starting with the 1851-57 imperforate and perforated issues, the Civil War issues are collected by value and have a nice range of grilled issues such as a presentable 3c "C" grill and the "E" and "F" grills are virtually complete for all values, 1869 Pictorials are complete, plus an excellent range of Bank Notes including six different grilled values, the commemoratives are very comprehensive for the period with Columbians complete less only the $3.00 and the Trans-Mississippis are complete, the 20th century is extensive only lacking some rarities, of interest is a rather extensive selection of coil singles, air mails lack only a couple of Zeppelin values, the special deliveries and parcel posts including dues are complete, plus his collection of postage dues is very comprehensive lacking only a few of completion, condition varies being rather mixed in the 19th century, especially with some of the higher catalog value items, however many of the more modest values are quite nice and the vast majority have at least fine-very fine appearance; a collection well worth examining with significant catalog value totaling at least $50,000.00.

Est. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $8,000.00
Closing..Dec-09, 06:59 PM

897

Nineteenth century balance of consignment consisting of several hundred used stamps on pages, sales pages and stock cards, includes a few early 20th century, starts with 1857 perforated issues and has a fair number of the Civil War issues including grilled issues, also includes a fair number of different postage dues, catalog value will add up quickly, condition quite mixed, examine.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Dec-09, 07:00 PM

898

Exceptionally clean balance of the David L. Jarrett collection of exclusively mint never hinged stamps from 1890 through 1974, with a few later issues also present, housed in two Lighthouse hingeless albums with slipcases, there are only a handful of stamps before 1909, some lower-value Washington-Franklin heads including coil pairs, the collection starts to become well-filled in 1920, with commemoratives just about complete from there, also good value in regular issues, some air posts and other back-of-the-book, Mr. Jarrett collected these lower cataloging stamps the same way in which he collected his higher value stamps that are offered throughout this sale, with emphasis on centering, freshness of color, and pristine gum, therefore there are many stamps that would retail for many multiples of their modest catalog values, very fine-extremely fine throughout; a remarkably fresh collection with numerous gem stamps; catalog value is through 1938.

$3,800.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Closing..Dec-09, 07:01 PM

899

294/1072, C7/QE4

#294/1072, C7/QE4, Impressive plate block balance housed in three albums, with some early commemoratives including the 1909 Issues complete less the Lincoln Bluish Paper, also regular issues starting with the Washington-Franklin heads, with some cataloging $500.00 or more, strong value in the 1920-1940 period, which is quite comprehensive, also air posts, special deliveries, postage dues (including the 1959 issue) and more, the condition is excellent, with many full tops present, o.g., a large percentage is never hinged, and the majority is in very fine condition; a great basis on which to start a high quality collection of plate blocks.

Est. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $9,000.00
Closing..Dec-09, 07:02 PM

900

Private perforation coil collection of 44 mostly different pairs or strips, plus a couple not counted, four different companies represented, catalog values to $300.00 (#320a with Schermack Ty. I perforations), also #373 with Brinkerhoff Ty. II perforations (PF certificate), o.g., some n.h., the majority are fine-very fine; a very useful group of these elusive coils.

$3,369.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Dec-09, 07:03 PM